Tracking Storm System Across the Eastern U.S.

A storm system will continue to produce widespread showers and thunderstorms as it progresses eastward across the central U.S. into the Northeast through the weekend. There are risks of severe thunderstorms and excessive rainfall on Saturday from the Ozarks into the mid-Mississippi River Valley with potential for damaging winds, large hail, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Read More >

Current conditions at

Athens McMinn County Airport (KMMI)

Lat: 35.4°NLon: 84.56°WElev: 874ft.

Fair

79°F

26°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index79°F (26°C)
Last update 17 Oct 5:55 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Riceville TN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 56 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers likely after 2am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 61 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  High near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 70 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 40 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 73.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

    Low: 39 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 83. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Showers likely after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 2pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. High near 70. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 73.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 37.
Thursday
Patchy frost. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 71.
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Point Forecast:
Riceville TN
 35.4°N 84.69°W (Elev. 899 ft)
1:31 pm EDT Oct 17, 2025
6pm EDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm EDT Oct 24, 2025
 
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